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Constitutional Conservatism

capitol riot Oct. 26, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Right’s Creeping Embrace of RevolutionIt’s easy to dismiss her as making yet another extremist statement likening January 6 to 1776. She is far from alone, though.

By Ed Kilgore
u.s. constitution Sept. 17, 2019

Please, No Lectures on Fidelity to the Constitution From Josh HawleyThe Republican senator’s idea of the constitution is strictly as a vehicle for the authoritarian cultural order he prefers.

By Ed Kilgore
democracy Aug. 28, 2019

Conservatives Want a ‘Republic’ to Protect PrivilegesMore often than not, those fighting popular majorities are simply defending the power of national, regional, or local oligarchies.

By Ed Kilgore
republicans May 15, 2019

GOP Extremism Was Powerful Before Trump, and It Will Outlive HimWe’ve forgotten how many radical causes the GOP embraced prior to 2016, and will likely embrace for some time.

By Ed Kilgore
Feb. 26, 2018

Scott Pruitt Thinks Limited Government Is DivineIn an interview, Pruitt doesn’t say he thinks God wants us to despoil the earth, but he does think God hates Big Government.

By Ed Kilgore